PSY 325 Chapter Notes -Paranoid Personality Disorder, Schizotypal Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder
25 Apr 2013
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Personality: ways we have of acting, thinking, believing, feeling that makes us unique. Personality trait: complex pattern of behaviour, thought, feeling that is stable across time & situations. Personality disorder: long-standing pattern of maladaptive behaviours, thoughts, & feelings. Symptoms shown since adolescence or early adulthood for diagnosis. Similar to those with schizophrenia: flat/inappropriate affect, odd thought & speech patterns, paranoia: maintains grasp on reality (not psychotic, paranoid personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, schizotypal personality disorder. Cluster b: dramatic-erratic personality disorder: dramatic, erratic, emotional, manipulative, volatile, uncaring in social relationships. Impulsive, sometimes violent showing little regard for own/other"s safety (suicidal attempts to gain attention: antisocial, histrionic, borderline, narcissistic personality disorders. Super concerned about being criticized or abandoned by others thus have dysfunctional relationship with others: dependent, avoidant, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. Treats these disorders as categories but they"re extremes of normal personalities lots of common underlying traits.
